Re: Asimov performs a valuable service; so why fight over it

[GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat)]

In <353C4F50.B26AD9EE@swbell.net> Rubywand writes:

> > It is still pirating, that is fact.
> 
> 
>      No; it is not. If a copyright holder does not object to his/her old
> out-of-print program being available on Asimov for downloading and
> enjoyment, then no one has incurred a loss or been damaged. Just the
> opposite is true.

You can turn it the way you want, but it's still piracy. The definition of
piracy is not dealing with who gets hurt or not but that the right to copy
software is being violated by a third party. That is exactly what Asimov is
doing and what you are endorsing.

- henrik